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E! Paso, Texas,
iVlonlay Eyeniog,
fe&niary 28, 1910-12 Pages
President jSTames El Paso
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General Strike Is Galled for
Saturday "unless the Oar
Strike Is Ended.
MAN" KILLED OT '
EIOTS SUNDAY
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 28. Despita
rioting yesterday and last night, the
transit company this morning- opened
Its various lines -with an increasing
number of cars.
The idle Sunday throngs have once
more been transformed into hard work
jig citizens or are still resting from yes
terday's exciting experiences, for very
little trouble was had this morning In
the operation of any of the lines.
More important than the ability of the
company to operate cars is the prob
able effect of the sympathetic strike de
cided upon by the leaders of every
labor organization In the city.
This monster walkout of 90,000 men
Is scheduled for next Saturday 'unless
the street car strike is amicably ad
usted meantime.
The city is partner to the Rapid
Transit company and the decision for a.
general strike is conditional upon the
city making a bona fide effort to arbi
trate the differences.
Yesterday's rioting resulted In the
death of a man and a. boy, the injury
of two boj-s from bullets and the
wounding of half a hundred persona
from flying missiles and policemen3
clubs. More than a hundred arresta
were made.
A cai w'as stoned at Lancaster avenue
and 45th street this morning, one man
was badly beaten by the police, and
sent to a hospital.
Peace tit Iron Mills.
South Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 23. Peace
prevailed here today but the Bethlehem
Steel company, whose 9000 employes are
on a strike, was not able to resume
worK, only a small percentage of men
reporting for duty.
Most of the men want to work, the
officials say, but a"re afraid to run the
gauntlet of the pickets.
ROOSEVELT SAILS
FOR KSARTOUM
Ex-President and Son Have
Killed Lots of Big Game
in Africa.
Gondokoro, Africa, Fen. 2S. X26L
Theo. Roosevelt and other members of
his party sailed today for Khartum,
where they expect to arrive March 15.
Col. Roosevelt and his son, Kermit,
during the trip through Africa,, have
killed 5o;ne 500 specimens of wild ani
mals. The bag includes 17 lions, 11 ele
phants, 1C buffaloes, 10 black rhino
ceroses, nine white rhinoceroses, nine
hlppottrai, nine giraffes, thrt-e leopards,
seven chs-tahs, three giant 'elands, and
two Bongos.
The greater number of specimens ga
to the Smithsonian institution.
The Bongos are the first to be "stalked
by a white man.
SCHOOL ELECTION
COMES IN MAY
Four Vacancies to Be Pilled.
Tooley Insists on Re
signing. "There will be no meeting of the
school board next Monday night," said
John Harper, secretary of the school
board this morning. "The regular meet
ing will be held on the second Mon
day." When asked who would succeed W. L.
Tooley, who has tendered his resignation
and insists that it be accepted. Mr. Har
per said: "I do not believe anyone would
express an opinion regarding that at.
this time. TCext May three of us go out
of office, TV. lu Gaines. Henry Welsch
and myself and on account of the resig
nation of Mr. Tooley, there will be an
other vacancy to fill. It Is "too far away
to say who will be the nominees for the
offices."
IXDICTED PACKERS
TO BE ARRESTED
New Tork. X. Y., Feb. 2S.
Capiases for the arrest of the in
dicted meat packers and sum
monses for six indicted meat
corporations were ordered today
by prosecutor Garven. of New
Jersey, who will hand them to
sheriff Kelly for execution.
MUST ACCOUNT
IVashiHKton, D. C, Feb. 2S. Justice Wright, In the supreme court of the
District of Columbia today, decided that the court acted -within its authority
fvhen it Issued a writ of mandamus ordering the joint committee on priatln
of coBjrress to show an excuse why it should not consider the hid of the Tal
ley Paper company, of Holvoke, Masp
ThlH menus that the senate members of the committee will be compelcd'to
appear is. court either in person or by counsel.
A Special Performance of
"East Lynne" Wednes
dayTen Cents.
COUPONS MUST BE
GUT FROM HERALD
The Herald prints the first coupon
today for the Wednesday matinee at
the Crawford. This coupon and ten
cents if brought to The Herald office
Tuesday or Wednesday before curtain
time at the Crawford, will secure an
admission ticket for any member of
"The Herald family," to see "East
T.vnno" o fh PMn'fnrfl tbpjitpr AVfid-
nesday afternoon.
Persons who do- not secure tickets
with Herald coupons at The Herald of
fice, will have to pay 20 cents admis
sion. "East Lynne" is a standard drama,
always popular, and, as produced by the
Bailey company, proved very pleasing
to large audiences Sunday matinee and
night. This Wednesday matinee is a
new departure at the Crawford and, as
many Herali readers., especially the
women, find difficulty in getting away
to attend the theater at nignt or for
the Saturday andSunday matinees. The
Herald has made special arrangements
for tickets for its readers. Coupons
printed in The Herald today and to
morrow will be good for ten cents on
the price of admission, If brought to
this office and exchanged for tickets.
Two Herald readers can go to the
matinee for the price it will cost one
person not a readerof The Herald.
In addition to the performance, there
will be a special vaudeville program,
Including the Vaudevillists in barrel
hopping, and Miss Fay Bainter in one
of her dainty sketches, and after the
show Mr. Bailey and Miss Grace Lock
wood, the leading characters in the
play, will hold a, reception on the stage
to the members of The Herald family.
They will be pleaded to meet every
person attending tile matinee, anu it
will be interesting to meet these charm
ing people and know them as they are,
j after seeing them as someone else in the
I characters they assume on the stage.
Do not forget to save your Herald
coupons and bring them to The Herald
office-to get your tickets. They are not
good at the Crawford box office.
COURT SMASHES
LEA'S PRECEDENT
Robinson Pines Man Over 60
Tears of Age Criti
cises Wisdom.
"When a man has reached the age of
60 jrears, he Is privileged to get drunk
once In awhile." This rule was set
down by Tom Lea, judge of the corpora
tion court, when he took office and con
sequently it has been his custom to dis
miss all men over this age, arrested on
the charge of being drunk.
However, alderman W. F. Robinson, i
smashed the precedent this morning,
when, fining J. Hoi, nan. 62 years old, on
the charge of being drunk he said: "A
anan of your age should know better."
So the men who hae reached the age
of three score years had best await tha
return of judge Lea berore starting out
to celebrate.
Judge Lea was called to Kansas City
Saturday night on account of the seri
ous illness of his father.
John H. Porter, a negro 72 years of
age, whose hair is streaked with gray,
was fined $3 in police court this morn
ing, but assistant city attorney Volne3r I
M. Brown called the court's attention to
the man's age and the fact that he had
been in police court but once before, so
olderman Robinson dismissed nun.
FORMER EL PASOAN
18 STATE PRINTER
J. A. Paddlef ord Is Appoint
ed to the Position; Takes
Office Today.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 28. Several
changes in Texas officialdom took place
here today. Zeb. F. Caldwell, of Mt.
Pleasant, succeded J. T. Sluder, as as
sistant attorney general to look after
bonds.
J. A. Paddleford succeeded P. L.
Richardson as state expert printer.
J. M. Holton succeeded B. F. Teague,
as chief clerk In the controler's de
partment. Paddleford, the new state printer, is
a former El Pasoan and at one time
operated a linotype machine in El Paso
He lived there in 1902 and 1903.
FOR ITS ACTIONS
I.!.
Official Por Another
Term as Collector.
"Washington. D. C, Feb. 2S. Presi
dent Tnft today nominated Alfred Ii.
Sharpe to be collector of customs, at
Paso Del !Xortc, Texas, for another
term.
3Ir. Sharpe lias just completed a four
year term with credit to himself and
was endorsed for reappointment by the
secretary of the treasury. He also had
the endorsement of Cecil Lyon, state
chnlrmnn of the Republican party In
Texas.
Gen. B. J. Vliioen, vho was first en
dorsed by thn cw Jlexico Republicans
for the place, withdrew Saturday. This
left tho other contestants for the office
IV. TV. Cox from New Mexico, and C. A.
Klnne, secretary of the El Paso cliam
, bcr of commerce.
!
On receiving the news o his nomloa
tion this afternoon, collector Sharpe left
at once for "Washington, to consult the
department on matters connected with
the El Paso port.
INSURGENT CALLS
HITCHCOCK NAMES
Washington, D. C, Feb. 28. Repre
sentauve JLiinaDergn, or Minnesota, a
Republican "insurgent," aroused by the
refusal of postmaster general Hitch
cock to accept his recommendations
for postoffice appointments, has written
the latter a letter in which he calls
him a "political dictator," and de
nounces him for alleged efforts to de
feat Lindbergh's renomlnation.
Apex Bartender Is Taken
Into Custody on Informa
tion Published in Herald.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
CAUSES ARREST
Johnnie Pruitt, bartender at the Apex
bar, at the corner of St. Louis and Stan
ton streets, was arrested Saturday aft
ernoon on a warrant charging him with
pool selling and bookmaking on Feb. 15.
His bond was fixed at 200 and was
signed by J. A. Chlpps and Charles
Krause.
The complaint was filed in the county
court by county attorney W. W. Brid
gers, upon information furnished by
Timothy G. Turner, a Herald reporter.
The complaint charges that '"the de
fendant did engage and assist in pool
selling and bookmaking on a certain
horse race to be run at and near Juarez.
Mexico, on Feb. 15, 1910. and that he
did then and there assist Timothy G.
Turner and other persons, to the county
attorney unknown, to bet on the said
race and did accept and receive from
the said Timothy G. -Turner 51 lawful
money of the United States to be nlaced
on a horse known as Gypsy King."
i.ne complaint is signed by the coun
ty attorney and by deputy sheriff H. G.
Van Haselin on "information and be
lief." The county attorney consulted with
Mr. Turner Friday afternoon and filed
the charge the following day.
Another Herald man also placed a bet
on the races the same day.
LAKE SHORE TRAIN
THROWN OFF TRACK
Passengers Are Injured as
Fast Train is Derailed
Near Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 28. For reason
not yet determined, the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited on the Lake Shore railroad
was derailed at Olmstead Falls, 20 miles
west of Cleveland, at 3 this morning.
The train was running 60 miles an
hour. Two or three passengers were
slightly Injured. All cars were de
railed but not thrown more than a few
inches from the tracks, and all re
mained upright.
TEXAS STARTS AA'TI-
MISTLETOE CAMPAIGN
Austin. Tex.. Feb. 2S. The state will
commence a fight on mistletoe accord
ing to an announcement today. The
agricultural department Is prompted to
this campaign by a letter from PaTo
!"t0 county telling of the death of two
children there recently from eating
mistletoe berries.
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HOGS CLOSE TO
THE TEX liOLLAR MARK
Chicago, 111., Feb. 28. Live
hogs advanced still closer to the
ten dollar mark today and sales
were made at $9.92i per hundred.
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Alfred Lansing Sharpe.
Laymen Plan to Bring tne
Whole Universe to Christ.
Sessions in El Paso.
interesting
program: TODAY
The laymen's mission movement' for
the purpose of spreading the gospel to'
the world, is in active convention in El;
Paso today.
Today's session began this morning1
promptly at 10 oclock, at the First
Christian church, with about 75 dele
gates present and with a few visitors,
Including women.
Rev. D. Clay Lilly .occupied the chair.
After the devotional exercises the pro
gram as outlined was carried out.
Rev. C. F. Reid, secretary of the de
partment of the Pacific coast of the
Methodist church, emphasized the ne
cessity of prayer in the missionary en
terprise andx gave one of the strongest
addresses of- the convention. At the
close of his address he was called upon
to give the story of the - Korean's
prayer, which made a great impression
on those present.
C. H. Pratt, field secretary of the
movement id" the southern Presbyterian
church, spoke on "The Adequate Mis
sionary Policy," and urged economy In
the management of church-finances,
and the proper support of the move
Tnpnts which are well planned.
"The Organization Needed;" In the lo
cal church was discussed by Mr. Will
iams, of Nashville, Tenn., in place of
Rev. W. "W. Pferson, D. ., the speaker
assigned, who is sick. He urged in each
church a committee -of a. size propor
tionate to the church's members, in
which the mdst active church man be
made chairman, and with a representa
tion from the yestnger men, and in
which the pastor find a member of the
governing church board ha.ve places.
(Sunday's services on pages-4 and 5.)
WOMEN KILLED
FOR BURGLARS
Man Kills His Own Wife
and Shoots Mother;
Brother Also
"Shoots.
Wharton, Tex., Feb. 2S. News is re
ceived here today of a tragedy at Lane
City, this county, where Saturday F. E.
Kemper and brother shot and killed
Mrs. F. E. Kemper, and seriously
wounded their mother, Mrs. J. Kemper.
The men mistook the women for
burglars as they were entering the
rear door, and, jumping from the bed,
opened fire upon them with shotguns.
The elder Mrs. Kemper may die.
The body of Mrs. F. E. Kemper was
sent to Indianapolis today, from which
city the family recentlj' came.
TEXAS LAND SALES.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 28. The state land 1
office today announced that the total j
land sales for February amounted to j
Examining All Citizens in
' United States as to Their
Fitness for Duty.
SOME ARE TO
GO BACK HOME
Ft. Worth, Tex., Feb. 28. Whether
or not preparing for war with England,
Germany is apparently serving notice
on all .her available citizens in the
United States to report ior examination
to decide if they are still fit for mill
tary duty.
In view of the fact that this order
was never before issued and consider
ing the strained relations between both
countries, "this development is full of
significance, and shows that Germany
is getting all her forces lined up in
case a, conflict comes
At least a hundred German citizens in
Ft. Worth who failed tto serve their
allotted time in the German army havq
been called upon to submit to examin
ation. A number of unnaturalized citizens
have also been requested to report to
the German consul at Galveston for
transportation to the -fatherland.
Further Investigation today devel
oped the -fact that a number of. Eng
lishmen here, though they belong to tho
British naval reserves, were ordered to
report to the English consul at Galves
ton, and that they have" gone there.
BURGLARS &ET
MONEY FROM SHOE
F. Garanaugh Reports Loss
of $100 J. B. Badger
Loses Clothes.
F. Cavanaugh has reported to the po
lice that .burglars entered his rooms,
at S04 Mesa avenue, early Sunday morn
ing and robbed h'm of $100 n money.
Oaanaugh had secreted $60 in the toe
of his shoe when he-retired, but awoke
about 2 oclock in the morning when a
noise in tho house aroused him. He In
vestigated and found that burglars had
entered the house by prying off "the
screen and opening the window. Thej
took his trousers and coat Into the
parlor, rifled them and left the clothes
behind, also securing the $60 hidden in
the shoe.
Badger Loses Clothes.
J. B. Badger has reported the loss of
an overcoat and several "Stanton aero
planes" from his, room at 212 West Sec
ond street. Burglars entered the room
Sunday night while he was away from
home and took every clean shirt they
could find as well as underclothing and
the overcoat.
FORT WORTH ROY ariTS
HIS HOME AND DIES
New Orleans, La., Fet. 2S. Phillip
Serny a Ft. Worth boy, died in the
Charity hospital here todaj- from pneu
monia, contracted from exposure. His !
'parents were at his bedside when the,
youth died. He was. picked up on the
streets here a few days ago. His
parents are unable to evplain why he
SNOW CAUSES ACCIDENT
Tons Of Earth, Stones and Snow Sweep
Down Without Warning and Wipe
Cottages and Their Occupants
Off Hillsides Into Caftyons
and Frozen Water.
Spokane, "Washington, Feb. 23 Two enormous ava
lanches have carried death and destruction to the raining
towns of the rich Oouer d'Alene district in northern
Idaho.
5 At 8:35 oclock last night, a great snow slide struck
the little, town of Mace, burying 25 houses and their
sleeping- occupants in a mass of snow, ice and timber at
the bottom of a canyon.
At 5:20 oclock this morning another slide rushed
down on the town of Burke, crushing a score of houses
under a thousand tons ,of earth and snow. v
Fourteen bodies have already been, recovered from
the riins of Mace, and 16 have been found at Burke. It
is f ared 50 to 60 lives have been lost.
This morning 3000 mn -were working fraatlca31y Ih a raging blizzard t&
recover bodies.. It is feared the loss of life at XiarSe Is heavier thaa at race.
Physicians are being rHshed from Wallace, waile every naa -cvae caa be
spared has beeq appealed to to help ia the rescHc work.
THIRTY FEET DEEP - -
From the foot of the Anchor mine to the Catholic caarca about half a
mile, the slide Is 30 feet deep. When the alarm saread fhreahoat the hiIbIhs:
camp of Burke that Mace had been destroyed mothers, wives asd children ef
the miners employed at the Hecla, Hercales, Aachor aad the Tiser-Pesrmaa
mines began to .seek places of safety. Childrea vrere haaled by mothers to the
side hills on sleds; brothers literally dragged little sisters to places of safety,
and when the avalanche tore down the hHl and swept away the cabins la a
shattered mass, the homes had been deserted by the women aad childrea,
while the bread providers were rescniag the iajared at the stricken sister
town.
MOST UNEXPECTED. 3
Old timbers ia the Coenr d'Alene district have beea soaadiag daily warn
ings to Mace, Burke and Black Bear that slides are imminent- hecaase of the
record breaking depta of snow, bnt for 16 winters these towns have escaped
devastating slides and no precautions have been taken.
Among the bodies recovered at 3Iace are I. H. Pascoe, saperlateadeat ol
the Standard mine, and his son, Ira Pascoe. The body of section foreman
Thompson, of the O. R. & IV". company was found buried ander a car in 18
feet of water la the frozen river.
THIRTY-FIVE 3IEX XN" ONE CAR.
Thirty-five Italians, sleeping in an ontflt car on the Northern Pacific sid
ing were swept away In their car to the bottom of the canyon. They ased
their tools to dig themselves out and at 4 oclock this morning ail bnt one
them were accouated for.
Superintendent Pascoe and wife were asleep when their home was crashed:
like an efzs shell. 3Ir. Pascoe, two sons and daughter were instantly killed
but Mrs. Pascoe was rescued' slightly injured.
GREA T FLIGHTS MADE A T DOUGLAS
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 2S. All houtacrn Arizona is resounding with the
praises of aviator Charles K. Hamilton, who flew here Saturday and yester
day. i
His glide drop, on returning to the grounds after the first flight Sanday
was intensely thrilling, and the great crowd broke into jfraatic cheering as he
emerged from a cloud of dust and the slightly damaged machine. He accom
plished here and at El Paso, for the first time flights la rare altitudes, as
his height here reached nearly 5000 feet, while Panlhan failed at Denver aad
Salt Lake.
The first flight Sunday was 12 minutes. On his second flight he barely
got above the fence getting away, on account of a change of wind, but sooa
rose to 250 feet and circled over the valley, cross over the park: and .crowd four
times. He then sailed iuto Mexico and over the town of Douglas.
3Sff This coupon and ten cents will admit
to The Herald's special women's matinee at
the Crawford, Wednesday lifternoonrif the
ticket is purchased at The Herald office.
Tickets or admission can be secured afc The Herald. Tupsdav aU dav
and Wednesday up to curtain time. General admission to pe'rsons not
holding Herald coupons is 20 cents. Don't forget Vour coupons when vou
come to buy tickets. Coupons will not be good at the Crawford bos-office
only at The Herald ofnee, in The Herald building.
. . " Lyiwie." the play that has pleased millions, is the bill. It is a
bill that appeals to the women, and The Herald has arranged fortha mati
nee especially tor the women but men are, not barred. Thev can ussHhe
$i84,000. wandered from home.